The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a welcome tren

For decades, farmers in California’s Kern County have turned to wastewater from oil production to he

BEIJING (AP) — China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last

If you like to daydream about what you'd do with a billion-dollar payday, Powerball and Mega Million

The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter to Congress on Thursday, said the U.S. has reached its

Welcome to the Planet Money Movie Club, a regular series from Planet Money+ in which we watch an eco

Hitting the national debt ceiling is a major worry for Washington right now. On Friday, Treasury

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

Huy Tu still remembers their first day of work at Instagram. Tu grew up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietn

Excited to become a mom, Tori Bowie was ready to hit the ground running. Just two weeks before her s

CHICAGO — In the wake of a crippling computer system failure this week, aviation industry leaders ar

SINGAPORE — On the day that contractors started hacking at the roof of Tan's Housing Board block in

In Oregon, new legislation would require state officials to consider the “cumulative” impact on neig

The Pine Island Glacier, sometimes called the “soft underbelly” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, sud